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Don’t let file transfer be the weak link
Every organisation depends on the reliable movement of files, from batch integration, to the movement of large images or catalogs, to the synchronisation of remote locations or disaster-recovery sites. When organisations depend on unreliable FTP, valuable IT resources are used to answer the “Where is my file” question.

File transfer you can count on
In this new era of rigorous security and shorter processing windows, Connect:Direct is the point-to-point file transfer software optimised for high-volume, secure, assured delivery of files within and among enterprises. Connect:Direct can deliver your files with:

  • Predictability – Assures delivery via automated scheduling, checkpoint restart, and automatic recovery/retry
  • Security – Ensures that your customer information stays private, and that your file transfers are auditable for regulatory compliance via a proprietary protocol, authorisation, and encryption (FIPS 140-2, and Common Criteria certified)
  • Performance – Handles your most demanding loads, from high volumes of small files to multi-gigabyte files
 

Capability

Description

Automation and Management

  • Supports 24x7 unattended operations
  • Schedules jobs on a one-time, recurring, or continuous basis
  • Assigns and manages file transfer workload
  • Event driven alert notification
  • Process language builds scripts to provide integration with back-end systems
  • API and SDK for programmatic access by other applications

Assured File Delivery

  • Supports checkpoint restart
  • Automatic recovery from network interruptions
  • Automated alert notifications for success/failure
Security and Compliance Standard Connect:Direct  
 
  • Interfaces with operating system security for user authentication
  • Provides a complete audit trail of data movement through extensive statistics logs
  Connect:Direct Secure+ Option  
 
  • User authentication
  • X.509 certificates for authentication
  • Data encryption (SSL/TLS)
  • Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) checking
  • FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria certification
 
 

Sterling Secure Proxy

 

 

  • Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)-based authentication, session break and SSL termination
  • Ensure that no file is stored in the DMZ
  • No inbound ports opened in the firewall
  • Validation of the Connect:Direct protocol

Multiple Platform Support

Operating Systems Support

 
  • z/OS, z/VM, and z/VSE
  • OpenVMS
  • i5/OS (OS/400)
  • UNIX and Linux
  • Windows
  • HP NonStop
  • Connect:Direct Select (Java version that can run on multiple platforms)

Network Protocols Support

  • TCP/IP
  • SNA

 

More information
Connect:Direct Capabilities Brief

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